Leviticus

Leviticus 25:18–22

¹⁸You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land. ¹⁹Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land.

²⁰Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’ ²¹But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years. ²²While you are sowing in the eighth year, you will be eating from the previous harvest, until the ninth year’s harvest comes in.

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Leviticus 25:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to keep	וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
My statutes	חֻקֹּתַ֔י	ḥuq·qō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
carefully	תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ	tiš·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
observe	וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
My judgments	מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י	miš·pā·ṭay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
so that you may dwell	וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	wî·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
securely	לָבֶֽטַח׃	lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Leviticus 25:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will yield	וְנָתְנָ֤ה	wə·nā·ṯə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
its fruit	פִּרְיָ֔הּ	pir·yāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6529 fruit
so that you can eat	וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·ḵal·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
your fill	לָשֹׂ֑בַע	lā·śō·ḇa‘	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7648 satiety, abundance
and dwell	וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	wî·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in safety	לָבֶ֖טַח	lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
in the land	עָלֶֽיהָ׃	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

Leviticus 25:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְכִ֣י	wə·ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you may wonder	תֹאמְר֔וּ	ṯō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will we eat	נֹּאכַ֤֖ל	nō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H398 eat
in the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת	haš·šə·ḇî·‘iṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
if	הֵ֚ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
we do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sow	נִזְרָ֔ע	niz·rā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
or gather	נֶאֱסֹ֖ף	ne·’ĕ·sōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H622 gather, remove
our produce	תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H8393 product, revenue

Leviticus 25:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I will send	וְצִוִּ֤יתִי	wə·ṣiw·wî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
My blessing	בִּרְכָתִי֙	bir·ḵā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1293 blessing
upon you	לָכֶ֔ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
in the sixth	הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית	haš·šiš·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8345 sixth
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
so that	וְעָשָׂת֙	wə·‘ā·śāṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
a crop	הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה	hat·tə·ḇū·’āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue
sufficient for three	לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ	liš·lōš	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
years	הַשָּׁנִֽים׃	haš·šā·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

Leviticus 25:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While you are sowing	וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם	ū·zə·ra‘·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
in the eighth	הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת	haš·šə·mî·niṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8066 eighth
year	הַשָּׁנָ֣ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
you will be eating	וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·ḵal·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the previous	יָשָׁ֑ן	yā·šān	Adjective - masculine singular	H3465 old
harvest	הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה	hat·tə·ḇū·’āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue
until	עַ֣ד׀	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the ninth	הַתְּשִׁיעִ֗ת	hat·tə·šî·‘iṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8671 ninth
year’s	הַשָּׁנָ֣ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
harvest	תְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּ	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue
comes in	בּוֹא֙	bō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go